Jonathan A Altschuler, MD| Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Jonathan A. Altschuler, MD is a board-certified cardiologist and prior to working in the Annapolis clinic, he was a senior attending physician at Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Altschuler believes in a shared responsibility between patient and practitioner when it comes to his patients’ health. He encourages patients to make choices that positively impact their overall quality of life.
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiac Tumor
- Cardiomyopathy
- Circulatory System Complications
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transposition Of The Great Arteries
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angioplasty And Stenting
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Murmur Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS II
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HighMark
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Network OA
- IH-PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- First Health PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
Education
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System (1989)
Residency: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1986)
Internship: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1984)
Medical Education: Case Western Reserve University (1983)